Galesburg Weather in 1978

Historical record of Galesburg, Illinois weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 Galesburg Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	93 °F	September 8
Lowest temperature	-10 °F	January 10
Highest daily low	75 °F	July 20
Lowest daily high	9 °F	January 9
Most daily precipitation	1.6 inches	July 9
Most daily snow	5.5 inches	December 7
Total annual precipitation	31.4 inches	-
Total annual snow	33.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Galesburg in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in Galesburg, Illinois in 1978 was 93 °F which happened on September 8.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Galesburg in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	93 °F	Sep 8
2	92 °F	Sep 9
2	92 °F	Sep 7
2	92 °F	Jul 21
2	92 °F	Jul 1
6	91 °F	Sep 10
6	91 °F	Jun 25
8	90 °F	Sep 19
8	90 °F	Aug 14
8	90 °F	Aug 8
8	90 °F	Jul 22
8	90 °F	Jul 20
8	90 °F	Jul 6
8	90 °F	Jun 17
8	90 °F	Jun 11
8	90 °F	May 27
8	90 °F	May 26

What was the coldest temperature in Galesburg in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in Galesburg, Illinois in 1978 was -10 °F which happened on Jan 10.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Galesburg in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-10 °F	January 10
2	-8 °F	February 6
2	-8 °F	January 9
4	-7 °F	December 10
5	-6 °F	February 18
6	-5 °F	December 9
6	-5 °F	March 4
6	-5 °F	February 19
6	-5 °F	February 5
6	-5 °F	February 1
6	-5 °F	January 22
6	-5 °F	January 16

January 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	33	20	0.00	0.0
January 2	20	-2	0.00	0.0
January 3	27	-1	0.00	0.0
January 4	n/a	19	0.00	0.0
January 5	37	27	0.00	0.0
January 6	42	28	0.00	0.0
January 7	38	28	0.01	0.0
January 8	38	9	0.00	0.0
January 9	9	-8	0.00	0.0
January 10	n/a	-10	0.00	0.0
January 11	15	-3	0.00	0.0
January 12	17	0	0.14	1.4
January 13	18	13	0.03	0.3
January 14	21	13	0.00	0.0
January 15	22	-4	0.00	0.0
January 16	18	-5	0.00	0.0
January 17	13	1	0.12	1.2
January 18	24	3	0.00	0.0
January 19	25	6	0.02	0.2
January 20	22	14	0.00	0.0
January 21	22	-4	0.00	0.0
January 22	17	-5	0.00	0.0
January 23	25	5	0.00	0.0
January 24	31	4	0.00	0.0
January 25	34	13	0.00	0.0
January 26	29	-3	0.08	0.8
January 27	10	-3	0.00	0.0
January 28	13	-4	0.00	0.0
January 29	15	-3	0.00	0.0
January 30	12	-4	0.00	0.0
January 31	16	-3	0.10	1.0

February 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	20	-5	0.00	0.0
February 2	15	4	0.05	0.7
February 3	19	9	0.00	0.0
February 4	25	10	0.01	0.1
February 5	20	-5	0.09	0.9
February 6	13	-8	0.00	0.0
February 7	20	-2	0.00	0.0
February 8	25	6	0.00	0.0
February 9	25	15	0.00	0.0
February 10	29	9	0.00	0.0
February 11	28	0	0.00	0.0
February 12	30	22	0.00	0.0
February 13	28	22	0.00	0.0
February 14	29	12	0.34	3.4
February 15	22	4	0.00	0.0
February 16	19	4	0.00	0.0
February 17	18	-4	0.00	0.0
February 18	20	-6	0.00	0.0
February 19	20	-5	0.00	0.0
February 20	26	11	0.00	0.0
February 21	25	2	0.00	0.0
February 22	25	-1	0.00	0.0
February 23	30	20	0.03	0.3
February 24	41	18	0.00	0.0
February 25	33	17	0.00	0.0
February 26	27	8	0.00	0.0
February 27	32	16	0.00	0.0
February 28	31	19	0.00	0.0

March 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	30	8	0.03	0.3
March 2	23	18	0.00	0.0
March 3	24	1	0.32	3.2
March 4	16	-5	0.00	0.0
March 5	26	-2	0.00	0.0
March 6	34	16	0.00	0.0
March 7	32	13	0.00	0.0
March 8	32	15	0.00	0.0
March 9	33	10	0.00	0.0
March 10	42	21	0.00	0.0
March 11	39	31	0.00	0.0
March 12	34	29	0.00	0.0
March 13	36	29	0.00	0.0
March 14	37	32	0.06	0.0
March 15	39	29	0.00	0.0
March 16	36	25	0.00	0.0
March 17	32	21	0.00	0.0
March 18	45	21	0.00	0.0
March 19	49	30	0.00	0.0
March 20	55	31	0.00	0.0
March 21	50	36	0.05	0.0
March 22	64	36	0.00	0.0
March 23	53	36	0.00	0.0
March 24	n/a	25	0.00	0.0
March 25	31	27	0.26	1.2
March 26	33	29	0.15	0.8
March 27	46	22	0.00	0.0
March 28	63	35	0.00	0.0
March 29	n/a	n/a	0.00	0.0
March 30	n/a	n/a	0.00	0.0
March 31	n/a	n/a	0.00	0.0

April 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	64	44	0.00
April 2	47	33	0.04
April 3	80	43	0.02
April 4	65	39	0.03
April 5	54	37	0.05
April 6	62	42	0.50
April 7	74	40	0.00
April 8	58	44	0.34
April 9	79	46	0.00
April 10	60	44	1.59
April 11	61	38	0.42
April 12	66	45	0.00
April 13	58	37	0.00
April 14	53	38	0.00
April 15	60	39	0.00
April 16	55	39	0.00
April 17	54	n/a	0.00
April 18	62	45	0.56
April 19	51	37	0.12
April 20	45	36	0.00
April 21	56	36	0.58
April 22	58	36	0.00
April 23	67	40	0.78
April 24	58	41	0.58
April 25	61	44	0.18
April 26	66	39	0.00
April 27	69	36	0.00
April 28	69	45	0.00
April 29	64	36	0.00
April 30	62	40	0.00

May 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	56	29	0.00
May 2	61	31	0.00
May 3	64	38	0.00
May 4	52	40	0.00
May 5	44	40	0.57
May 6	54	37	0.19
May 7	53	47	1.01
May 8	69	50	0.51
May 9	58	44	0.00
May 10	78	40	0.00
May 11	72	59	0.00
May 12	76	54	0.38
May 13	56	46	0.68
May 14	51	45	0.72
May 15	61	47	0.09
May 16	59	45	0.01
May 17	71	47	0.00
May 18	76	50	0.00
May 19	80	58	0.00
May 20	74	57	0.00
May 21	65	50	0.00
May 22	69	52	0.00
May 23	73	59	0.00
May 24	76	63	0.12
May 25	86	64	0.00
May 26	90	70	0.00
May 27	90	71	0.00
May 28	85	65	0.16
May 29	87	66	0.44
May 30	84	62	0.00
May 31	86	62	0.00

June 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	77	62	0.00
June 2	72	52	0.01
June 3	85	n/a	0.00
June 4	81	54	0.01
June 5	82	60	0.00
June 6	82	60	0.00
June 7	84	55	0.00
June 8	70	48	0.13
June 9	80	50	0.00
June 10	85	58	0.00
June 11	90	64	0.00
June 12	88	65	0.00
June 13	76	53	0.00
June 14	80	54	0.00
June 15	76	58	0.61
June 16	86	66	0.54
June 17	90	64	0.21
June 18	79	61	0.34
June 19	81	54	0.00
June 20	80	63	0.00
June 21	76	53	0.08
June 22	80	56	0.00
June 23	72	62	0.00
June 24	89	68	0.04
June 25	91	74	0.00
June 26	86	70	0.70
June 27	85	69	0.72
June 28	88	65	0.04
June 29	86	65	1.12
June 30	85	72	0.00

July 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	92	70	0.21
July 2	84	70	1.18
July 3	74	65	0.10
July 4	81	66	0.00
July 5	86	66	0.00
July 6	90	70	0.00
July 7	85	68	0.86
July 8	81	64	0.00
July 9	85	65	1.60
July 10	74	60	0.00
July 11	75	57	0.00
July 12	72	62	0.00
July 13	84	64	0.17
July 14	82	61	0.00
July 15	85	65	0.00
July 16	86	65	0.00
July 17	88	69	0.00
July 18	85	71	0.00
July 19	89	72	0.04
July 20	90	75	0.02
July 21	92	72	0.00
July 22	90	73	0.31
July 23	74	60	0.11
July 24	79	56	0.00
July 25	89	60	0.00
July 26	88	68	0.00
July 27	80	60	0.19
July 28	82	65	0.00
July 29	81	65	0.00
July 30	72	59	0.05
July 31	83	54	0.00

August 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	81	63	0.02
August 2	82	68	0.00
August 3	75	56	0.00
August 4	75	48	0.00
August 5	77	51	0.00
August 6	81	55	0.00
August 7	83	60	0.00
August 8	90	62	0.00
August 9	87	67	0.41
August 10	80	62	0.00
August 11	84	61	0.00
August 12	85	67	0.00
August 13	87	66	0.00
August 14	90	66	0.00
August 15	89	66	0.00
August 16	86	65	0.00
August 17	80	64	0.00
August 18	88	71	0.38
August 19	79	59	0.25
August 20	81	54	0.00
August 21	80	60	0.00
August 22	88	62	0.00
August 23	89	65	0.00
August 24	86	71	0.00
August 25	80	69	0.18
August 26	81	68	0.77
August 27	82	67	0.25
August 28	80	66	0.11
August 29	79	59	0.00
August 30	85	57	0.00
August 31	n/a	n/a	0.00

September 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	82	60	0.00
September 2	86	61	0.00
September 3	88	60	0.00
September 4	82	58	0.00
September 5	85	59	0.00
September 6	88	60	0.00
September 7	92	66	0.00
September 8	93	66	0.00
September 9	92	68	0.00
September 10	91	67	0.00
September 11	89	68	0.00
September 12	86	69	0.00
September 13	86	68	0.17
September 14	80	60	0.43
September 15	83	65	0.00
September 16	85	64	0.00
September 17	87	63	0.40
September 18	85	65	0.50
September 19	90	70	0.25
September 20	84	52	0.18
September 21	68	49	0.02
September 22	69	45	0.00
September 23	72	48	0.00
September 24	82	49	0.00
September 25	74	50	0.00
September 26	76	47	0.00
September 27	72	51	0.00
September 28	68	42	0.00
September 29	79	45	0.00
September 30	62	47	0.55

October 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
October 31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

November 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	64	42	0.00	0.0
November 2	72	43	0.00	0.0
November 3	74	44	0.00	0.0
November 4	76	50	0.00	0.0
November 5	73	44	0.00	0.0
November 6	46	34	0.49	0.0
November 7	52	27	0.02	0.0
November 8	59	35	0.00	0.0
November 9	65	40	0.00	0.0
November 10	62	40	0.00	0.0
November 11	55	39	0.00	0.0
November 12	45	38	0.00	0.0
November 13	65	35	0.53	0.0
November 14	38	26	0.07	0.0
November 15	35	30	0.00	0.0
November 16	40	33	0.00	0.0
November 17	46	33	0.74	0.0
November 18	52	29	0.01	0.0
November 19	35	27	0.00	0.0
November 20	28	24	0.00	0.0
November 21	27	23	0.00	0.0
November 22	38	25	0.00	0.0
November 23	41	30	0.48	0.0
November 24	43	28	0.00	0.0
November 25	41	27	0.00	0.0
November 26	33	32	0.02	0.3
November 27	33	27	0.30	3.5
November 28	32	15	0.00	0.0
November 29	41	21	0.00	0.0
November 30	32	15	0.05	0.5

December 1978 Galesburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	42	24	0.10	0.3
December 2	33	20	0.06	0.3
December 3	33	13	0.53	0.3
December 4	35	11	0.00	0.0
December 5	33	28	0.00	0.0
December 6	28	15	0.00	0.0
December 7	17	12	0.35	5.5
December 8	14	1	0.09	0.5
December 9	11	-5	0.02	0.2
December 10	25	-7	0.00	0.0
December 11	36	21	0.00	0.0
December 12	40	26	0.00	0.0
December 13	33	18	0.00	0.0
December 14	38	15	0.00	0.0
December 15	40	26	0.00	0.0
December 16	37	25	0.00	0.0
December 17	37	18	0.00	0.0
December 18	46	n/a	0.00	0.0
December 19	36	n/a	0.00	0.0
December 20	35	20	0.04	0.0
December 21	35	17	0.02	0.0
December 22	37	22	0.00	0.0
December 23	40	22	0.00	0.0
December 24	38	13	0.00	0.0
December 25	31	12	0.00	0.0
December 26	27	10	0.00	0.0
December 27	29	13	0.00	0.0
December 28	32	24	0.00	0.0
December 29	36	31	0.25	0.4
December 30	31	15	0.16	2.5
December 31	19	3	0.23	3.2

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1895–2024	Galesburg	location